Highway

The abiding presence of God can, and does, evoke a variety of responses from within our hearts. As we look our scriptures today we witness the goodness, the kindness, the shelter and the rescue of God. Our hearts are invited to draw near to the presence of God that we might experience the fullness of God's goodness.

What does it really mean to say that God “knows everything”? For many of us, that idea doesn’t feel comforting—it feels invasive. In a world shaped by data collection, surveillance, and algorithms that know our habits better than our friends do, being “fully known” can sound more like control than love. This talk explores the deep tension between being watched and being truly known, tracing a spec...

We all tend to imagine God in ways that fit us—filtered, familiar, and often transactional. In this message, we explore a surprising and freeing truth about who God really is: God doesn’t need us. Drawing from Moses at the burning bush and Paul’s sermon at Mars Hill, we look at God’s self-sufficiency—what theologians call aseity. God is the great “I AM,” not dependent on us, not extracting value f...

When we hear the word holy, many of us think distant, judgmental, or “holier than thou.” In this message, we explore God’s holiness unfiltered—fearful and mysterious, yet deeply approachable—by looking at Scripture, the life of Jesus, and what it means to stand on holy ground in everyday life. From ancient temples to Safeway lines, this sermon invites us to rediscover a God who is both transcenden...

We live in a time of weariness. Fatigue, darkness, and burnout feel like the air we're all breathing. In this conversation, we sit with that reality instead of rushing past it. We look at how weariness isn't new, how God entered history in the middle of it, and why Christmas begins on a dark and stormy night. We reflect on Jesus as the word. Not distant or abstract, but present, embodied, and near...

Following the pace of Jesus and staying interruptible. Challenging the way our culture places efficiency as the highest value. Staying aware of beauty, of goodness, of embodied presence in an age that pushes those into the background.